Dr. Raynaldo Ortiz faces federal charges for allegedly poisoning patients at a Dallas surgical center
DALLAS -- A federal criminal trial is starting Monday morning for a North Texas doctor who prosecutors have called a 'medical terrorist.' Raynaldo Ortiz is accused of putting patients at risk by poisoning their IV bags. It started in August 2022 when the Baylor Scott & White Surgicare Center in North Dallas was suddenly forced to close its doors.
Ortiz was already under investigation by the facility for a problem in one of his surgeries. Investigators say Ortiz was angry over the potential loss of his job, which they say would have been 'financially devastating.' That was in May 2022; the mysterious cardiac emergencies started a few days later.Surveillance videos showed Dr. Ortiz putting single IV bags into storage cabinets on multiple occasions, according to prosecutors.
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